{"id":9138,"date":"2026-09-26T17:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T21:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/?page_id=9138"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:22:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:22:50","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize' style='background-repeat: repeat-x; background-image: url(https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/soft-History.jpg); background-attachment: fixed; background-position: top left;'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-muix8k72-8dff3ec76be0b90926287fa2d0aa3273 avia-slideshow-Exhibition-landing av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-hidden av-no-slider-navigation av-hide-nav-arrows av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once 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av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-9138'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-20ukwy-be725985a246a14f588a0de58115229d\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-20ukwy-be725985a246a14f588a0de58115229d .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#e25b20;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-20ukwy-be725985a246a14f588a0de58115229d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Advancing the social,<\/em>\u00a0<em>educational, civic and<\/em>\u00a0<em>economic interest of<\/em>\u00a0<em>the village and it\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0<em>inhabitants<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-iyd3gy-deb00772399c9d49e2e639dca68e9c07\">\n#top .flex_column.av-iyd3gy-deb00772399c9d49e2e639dca68e9c07{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-iyd3gy-deb00772399c9d49e2e639dca68e9c07{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 40px 30px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-iyd3gy-deb00772399c9d49e2e639dca68e9c07{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-iyd3gy-deb00772399c9d49e2e639dca68e9c07 av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_fifth  first no_margin flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9{\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#ed561a;\nfont-size:34px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:34px;\npadding:10px 0 0 0;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ed561a;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-1c8qhe-235632bb97664f216cf778a767d5bdb9 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >HISTORY<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mujzfqig-00ec6f6c6780e841afd67915c2882ad9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-size: 2em; font-weight: bold; text-transform: none; margin-bottom: 0;\"><strong>Leeds, <span style=\"font-size: 1.25rem;\">a village within the city of Northampton, has a rich manufacturing history from cotton to wool to silk thread, vegetable ivory buttons to small machinery parts. The village bustled with productivity in the 19th century, experienced the devastion of the worst flood in history at that time. The village rebuilt, flourished until one by one the factories failed or were sold. Learn more about Leeds history with the resources below.<br \/>\n<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bz767m-6911c1fdd773a5da8b53bc39f06417ad\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-bz767m-6911c1fdd773a5da8b53bc39f06417ad{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-bz767m-6911c1fdd773a5da8b53bc39f06417ad hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-a6yabm-a1cbb7a9b5d0364c207918a10b2c49df\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-a6yabm-a1cbb7a9b5d0364c207918a10b2c49df{\nmargin:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding-bottom:0;\ncolor:#ed561a;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-a6yabm-a1cbb7a9b5d0364c207918a10b2c49df .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-a6yabm-a1cbb7a9b5d0364c207918a10b2c49df .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ed561a;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-a6yabm-a1cbb7a9b5d0364c207918a10b2c49df .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-a6yabm-a1cbb7a9b5d0364c207918a10b2c49df av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Leeds Mill River History Walk Brochure <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-9jmb4i-82643dc176c8bda853b6a8b127f78c75 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9223 image-spaced\" src=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/history-brochure.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Mill River Greenway Initiative started a walking tour project to connect Mill River villages through their history and relationship to the river. In 2014, MRGI \/ LCA members, Heidi Stevens, Sue Carbin and Jason Johnson led a couple of historic walking tours of Leeds. MRGI asked the three LCA members if they could write content and select photos for a Leeds self-guided history walk brochure (Northampton\u2018s was already printed, Leeds would be the second in the series). The eight page brochure has an easy to follow map marking the eight sites and includes a 160 year timeline of Leeds\u2019 mills and their manufacturing milestones. The brochure was published by the MRGI in July, 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leeds-MRGI-Onlinebrochure-V1-2020.pdf\">Download\/print<\/a> <\/strong>the <span class=\"s1\">Leeds Mill River History Walk Brochure<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7222le-671debd9e7574987b5b621c0cad18518\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-7222le-671debd9e7574987b5b621c0cad18518{\ncolor:#ed561a;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-7222le-671debd9e7574987b5b621c0cad18518 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-7222le-671debd9e7574987b5b621c0cad18518 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ed561a;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-7222le-671debd9e7574987b5b621c0cad18518 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-7222le-671debd9e7574987b5b621c0cad18518 av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Leeds History Interpretative Signage<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5bjrsi-b19c19f0e27ef4b7e07abe25e99f9c86 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9228 image-spaced\" src=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/H-sign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"436\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">To compliment the self-guided walking tour, in 2016 the LCA applied for and was awarded a $3,000 grant from the Community Preservation Committee to design, execute and have produced interpretive historical signs. LCA board members, Jason Johnson, Sue Carbin and Heidi Stevens collected old photos and content to use on the signage.The eight signs, designed by Heidi Stevens, are positioned near historical sites and display images and text that correspond to their locations. You can stroll around the village center and learn more about its history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A map of the sign locations and what is<br \/>\ndepicted on each can be downloaded here:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/leedscivic.org\/leeds2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Leeds-Historical-Signage-Tour-map.pdf\">Leeds History Interpretative Signage Map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1chiua-0d7b5658081fdaea1845074ff8647968\">\n#top .flex_column.av-1chiua-0d7b5658081fdaea1845074ff8647968{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-1chiua-0d7b5658081fdaea1845074ff8647968{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1chiua-0d7b5658081fdaea1845074ff8647968 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_four_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  no_margin flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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